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The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will host its second annual one-day small business exposition, at the Hilton Kingston Hotel, on Wednesday May 6. Dubbed "Your Business, Our Business...How Can We Help You?", the event is part of the JBDC's thrust to facilitate the sustainable development of micro and small enterprises in Jamaica. Public Relations Officer at the JBDC, Sancia...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda, has come out strongly against what he describes as non tariff barriers being imposed on Jamaican products. "Right in our own backyard and to be more specific, in the area of manufacturing, only last week an established manufacturer who sought to enter the Trinidadian market, was blocked and not permitted to...

Minister of Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda, tabled Jamaica's National Export Policy (NEP) during his 2009/10 Budget Debate presentation at Gordon House today (Wednesday, April 29). Mr. Samuda said that the policy was developed by the Government's investment promotion arm, Jamaica Trade and Invest (JTI), and the Jamaica Exporters Association (JEA), with assistance from the International Trade Centre...

President of the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ), Edward Chin-Mook, says that it is crucial for entrepreneurs to abide by tax regulations which stimulate economic growth. Mr. Chin Mook said that the creation of a Jamaica Business Information Centre (JAMBIC), at the association's headquarters in Kingston, will emphasise proper registration of entities and the importance of tariff compliance. "We...

Local manufacturers are being urged to increase their knowledge of trade practices so as to protect their products from unfair tactics employed by players in the international market. The call came from Executive Director of the Anti-dumping and Subsidies Commission, Andrea Marie Brown, as she addressed a recent Business and Technology Expo hosted by Mandeville Weekly at the Golf View...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Michael Stern, has said that the Government is supporting the establishment of small businesses to boost employment and foster economic growth. Speaking at the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) general membership meeting yesterday (April 27) at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium, Mr. Stern said the...

The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) will be staging a Creativity Expo on April 24, which will showcase examples of Jamaican ingenuity in the areas of copyright and related rights. The one-day event, slated for Emancipation Park in Kingston from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., is part of activities to mark Intellectual Property Week, which is being observed from April...

The Bureau of Standards will be revising legislation on weights and measures this year, with the aim of putting a modern Metrology Act in place. The objective is to ensure accuracy in the measurement of bulk commodities in the marketplace, said Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Noel Osbourne. He was speaking at an awareness seminar held...

Jamaica Trade and Invest's (JTI) Export Centre and Business Information Point (EC/BIP) facility, in association with the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) and the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), will stage a workshop on Business Formalisation Guidelines, Tuesday, April 21, at JTI's office, Trafalgar Road, Kingston. The workshop aims to provide participants with the opportunity to learn about the processes...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, has disclosed that a one stop centre to clear food and chemicals entering and leaving the island, will be opened in June. The Prime Minister was responding to questions from the Standing Finance Committee in Parliament on April 14. Noting that the details of the facility to be called the Jamaica Import/ Export Centre, will be...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has disclosed that a one stop centre to clear food and chemicals entering and leaving Jamaica, will be opened in June. Mr. Golding was responding to questions at the meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives at Gordon House today (April 14), which is reviewing the 2009/2010 Budget. Noting that the details...

The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) will observe Intellectual Property (IP) Week from April 20 to 26, under the theme: 'Creativity: Protect. Collect. Respect.' Speaking at Thursday's(April 9) JIS Think Tank session, Manager of the Copyright and Related Rights Directorate at JIPO, Philippa Davies, explained that the observance of the week presents an opportunity to highlight the value of creative...